Affective and Cognitive Meta-Bases of Attitudes: Unique Effects on Information Interest and Persuasion

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 938-955

  See, Ya Hui Michelle ^a   Petty, Richard E ^b   Fabrigar, Leandre R ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

attitudes; meta cognition; persuasion

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 44449166073     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.6.938     Document Type: Article

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